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‘Ball Is in Their Court’: Vance Addresses Future Talks With Iran
After returning from negotiations with Iranian officials in Pakistan, Vice President JD Vance said the next step toward future negotiations lies with Iran. “It’s a question that would be best put to the Iranians because the ball really is in their court,” Vance said on Fox News on Monday when asked by host Bret Baier… -
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Trump Vows to Blockade Strait of Hormuz After Iran Peace Talks Stumble
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire. Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the… -
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JD Vance: No Deal With Iran After 21-Hour Negotiation
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Vice President JD Vance told reporters early Sunday morning that talks between the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement for a permanent cease-fire. President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause in military strikes Tuesday hours before an 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to agree to a series of terms expired. Vance… -
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As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Congress Wants Say on Foreign Policy
As President Donald Trump seeks a deal to end the conflict with Iran and curtail the nation’s nuclear ambitions, some in Congress are trying to assert their power over the executive branch. On Thursday, House Democrats attempted to advance a War Powers Resolution that would restrain the president’s ability to use force against Iran. Rep…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Roy Introduces Bill to Designate CAIR as Hamas Affiliate
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new House bill would designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its affiliates as specially designated global terrorists (SDGTs). The Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026, introduced Thursday by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, aims to block CAIR’s assets and prohibit Americans from dealing with the organization. “CAIR is… -
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Trump Admin Claims Victory in Iran But Prepares for More
The White House is declaring Operation Epic Fury a success and pushing for a negotiated peace, while also making clear that U.S. forces are prepared to escalate if Iran fails to comply. The White House said on Wednesday the joint military operation with Israel achieved its core objectives “with overwhelming strength and lethal precision,” and press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it “a victory for the United… -
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Israel Seeks Lebanon Talks After Bombardments Threaten Iran Truce
DUBAI/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 250 people in Lebanon and placed the U.S.-Iran ceasefire in jeopardy. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the 6-week-old Iran conflict late on Tuesday, just hours… -
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Vance to Lead US Negotiating Team in Pakistan
Vice President JD Vance will lead the United States’ negotiating team in Pakistan to work out the details of a peace agreement with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “The president is dispatching his negotiating team led by the Vice President of the United States JD Vance, Special Envoy [Steve] Witkoff, and Jared… -
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Beginning of the End for Iran
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Donald Trump recently outlined the end game for Iran. We’ve been there about a month, and he was saying in week… -
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Trump Bullish on Iran Deal, but Uncertainty Remains
President Donald Trump and his administration hailed a ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday morning—despite uncertainty about the terms and durability of the peace. “The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change!” wrote Trump in a Wednesday social media post. The… -
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Trump Announces Major Step on Iran, Strait of Hormuz Crisises
Iran has agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the United States and Israel will engage in a two-week ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. President Trump said that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir helped him orchestrate the deal. “Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field… -
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Trump Issues Chilling Threat to Iran: ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die’
President Donald Trump threatened massive attacks on Iran if the regime does not open the Strait of Hormuz. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” “However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime… -
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Trump Celebrates Stunning Rescue of Downed US Pilot in Iran
President Donald Trump and members of his administration celebrated Easter Sunday’s successful operation to rescue an Air Force officer whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran last week. “Despite incoming fire and unforgiving conditions, our troops brought every American home,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said during a press briefing Monday. “No American lives… -
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Where Do Dem Presidential Favorites Stand on Israel?
Prominent Democrats considering a 2028 presidential run face a new litmus test: telling the public where they stand on America’s relationship with Israel. As they check the boxes for 2028 by publishing books, visiting crucial primary states, and booking podcast interviews, here’s where some potential presidential contenders stand on Israel. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New… -
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Oil Prices Jump After Trump Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ in Iran
The price of oil surged on Thursday, after President Donald Trump pledged in an address to the nation to “finish the job” in Iran and said America’s allies should help open up the oil trade stalled by the conflict. During his Wednesday evening Oval Office address on Iran, Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz,… -
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Trump Claims Gold Star Families Told Him to ‘Finish the Job’ in Iran
President Donald Trump said the families of fallen soldiers told him to “finish the job” in Iran. “Every single one of the people their loved ones said, ‘Please sir, please finish the job,’” Trump said in a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday night. The address marked one month since the United States launched… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Could Crush Iran, So Why Doesn’t He?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s always two wars, as I mentioned on earlier occasions, a political war and a military war, once the conflict begins…. -
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Group Behind Killing 1,000 Israelis Claims New Israel Law Amounts to ‘Disregard for All Humanitarian Norms’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the Hamas terrorist organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and left-leaning governments are criticizing a new Israeli law that allows for the death penalty to be administered to prisoners convicted of murdering Israeli civilians. “The Israeli government is about to pass a law mandating the death penalty, only for Palestinian prisoners…. -
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Trump, Hegseth Urge UK to Enter Iran Conflict, Secure Oil Trade
President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are accusing the United Kingdom of not helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping lane targeted by Iran. “All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in… -
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Justices Struggle Over Venue in Case Involving Big Tech, Saudi Arabia
Supreme Court justices grew fiery at times, and occasionally comical, during Monday’s arguments in the case of a former Twitter employee who was a paid informant of the Saudi Arabian government. Justices considered a narrow legal question about venue—whether a defendant can be prosecuted in a place where the alleged conduct didn’t occur. In the…